※A manga adaptation is currently in production.

The series began its serialization on Comic Breaze on November 19th! Please do take a look if you're interested~

"Marry that monster Duke? Absolutely not!! Oh, my dear sister would be a perfect match for him! In exchange, I'll take your fiancé for myself!"

"You expect *me* to get engaged to a pathetic, magic-less woman like you, who looks like a mere servant? Such outrageous arrogance!"

As she was not blood-related, Miltia was tormented daily by her stepmother and stepsister, treated no better than a servant.

She often went without proper meals, having to cook whatever she could find herself, barely surviving each day.

Under such circumstances, her engagement was cruelly broken by her stepsister, who had been spoiled rotten by their stepfather and stepmother, and her fiancé, who was only interested in a woman's youth and appearance. What she was forced into instead was a marriage with Duke Lenrot, known as the "Cursed Duke."

Due to this curse, the Duke, in his monstrous form, was shunned by many and had grown deeply distrustful of people... Initially, he was harsh towards Miltia as well.

However, Miltia, who was used to seeing strange, octopus-like creatures while cooking, didn't find his monstrous form all that repulsive.

More importantly, life in the Duke's household, where food, clothing, and shelter were guaranteed, was far happier than her life in the Count's household she came from.

"Th-this warm, fluffy bedding... I've never had anything like it before...!"

"Such fresh seafood...!! Three meals a day that aren't rotten or moldy!?"

"To have 'healing magic' cast on such a small scratch... Perhaps the Duke is actually a very kind person...?"

As a result of her sincere service to the "Cursed Duke," Miltia's actions seemed to be utterly unexpected, gradually melting Duke Lenrot's hardened, cold heart.

With her special skill in cooking, she captured the Duke's heart and stomach.

The Duke, whose curse was broken by the home cooking of the woman he loved, was actually a stunningly handsome young man.

As soon as she learned this, her stepsister immediately flipped her attitude, demanding, "Let's switch fiancés!" However, the Duke was not one to tolerate such selfishness.

Eventually, those who had tormented Miltia met their downfall, a result of their own actions.

This is a story about Miltia, a girl who was bullied, scorned, and survived by eating anything she could find, being deeply cherished by the Cursed Duke and finding happiness.

※Also being pre-serialized on AlphaPolis.